In his ninth minor league season, Bomback was named TSN 1979 Minor League Player of the Year with a 22-7 mark in the Pacific Coast League. He was 10-8 as a Met rookie the next year.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»August 20, 1980:
The Giants beat the Mets, 2–1, but lose Jack Clark for a month after a Mark Bomback pitch breaks a bone in his left hand.